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New Captain Yachts 2018

ByDom Brandreth

Hi Everyone

I’ve taken over as Captain Yachts this year. My aim for the next three years is to:

Make yachting as easy and enjoyable as possible for all
Introduce more dinghy sailors and social members to yacht racing
Entice more boats onto the water and boost racing on Wednesday nights
Help sociable sailors to communicate and cruise in company

Yacht Wash-up Meeting 26.2.2016

ByJeff

Present: Mark Buckley, Clive Dudley, Pat Scannell, Nick Gough, Matt Palmer, John Walker, Phil Badger, Charles Richardson, Steve Kestin.

Agenda: To review 2015 yacht racing season and discuss plans to attract more yachts to participate in racing and cruising in 2016

NG. voiced the general feeling that it was a great shame that the fleet racing had fallen away from around ten 707s and some PY yachts on each start line in 2013 and 14 to only half that number of 707s and no PY yachts last year, despite very good close racing.

NG said that he had been approached by a few PY yacht owners saying that they wished to be included and felt left out. He proposed that we try to include PY yachts by having a joint 707 and PY start.
There were some objections but NG asked that we try that for the first series and see if PY yachts do actually want to race.

It was generally agreed that we must try to encourage more participation and include PY yachts.

NG presented some ideas that had been sent to him by Tom Smith and also thanked Phil Badger for sending some ideas all of which were discussed.

It was agreed that:-

Yacht owners should be contacted to ask what support and encouragement they would like and what type of racing. NG to contact owners.
Occasional Cruise/Races to be organised, also cruises in company. NG, PS and CD to take forward.
Courses to be varied sometimes two short races other times one longer at discretion of the OOD.
The race night should remain on Wednesday for the coming season at least.
Juniors should be encouraged to join the 707 racing.
CD to talk to Nick Allsop, Capt Juniors, to identify likely elder juniors. PS to talk to Dominic and Ian Lawrence to ask if their boys might be interested.
NG and PS to consider offering Avocet as a ‘junior boat’ skippered by one of them with junior helm and crew.
PB also volunteered to skipper a junior boat if necessary.
VHF sets to be used by all racers on channel 72 for safety reasons and also to enable self starts if no OOD was available.
OODs should be encouraged to attend but if that meant a boat not sailing on that evening then self start should be agreed.
Rule infringements should be owned up to on the water and the appropriate 360 or 720 penalty taken. However protests can be a learning exercise and should not be discouraged. They should be conducted as an opportunity to talk through the rules and issues.
CD has a Protest pack and offers to chair the protests.
The relative small cost of owning and racing a 707 should be widely advertised.
NG to work out average cost and add to news letter and put on notice board.
Race day meals should be good value to attract racers back to the club. £10 meal and pint was suggested. MB to discuss with new stewards.
Culdrose Naval base should be encouraged to enter a team. The possibility of the club buying or chartering a 707 for […]

Ladies Helm 2015

ByJeff

One Design Fleet
Sailed: 1, Discards: 0, To count: 1, Entries: 5, Scoring system: Appendix A

Rank
Fleet
Boat
Class
SailNo
HelmName
Rating
R1
Total
Nett

1st
One Design
The Wildebeest
Hunter 707
7097
Lulu Badger
1
1.0
1.0
1.0

2nd
One Design
Jambo
Hunter 707
7086
Beccy Kestin
1
2.0
2.0
2.0

3rd
One Design
Avocet
Hunter 707
7072
Sally Samuel
1
3.0
3.0
3.0

4th
One Design
Zoom
Corby

Nell Ruscombe-King
1
4.0
4.0
4.0

5th
One Design
Dragun
Hunter 707
7103
Sammy Hubbard
1
5.0 DSQ
5.0
5.0

R1 – One Design Fleet – 10/6 at 18:30
Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place

Rank
Fleet
Boat
Class
SailNo
HelmName
Rating
Place
Points

1
One Design
The Wildebeest
Hunter 707
7097
Lulu Badger
1
1
1.0

2
One Design
Jambo
Hunter 707
7086
Beccy Kestin
1
2
2.0

3
One Design
Avocet
Hunter 707
7072
Sally Samuel
1
3
3.0

4
One Design
Zoom
Corby

Nell Ruscombe-King
1
4
4.0

5
One Design
Dragun
Hunter 707
7103
Sammy Hubbard
1
DSQ
5.0